ST. BERNARD


Meaning of ST. BERNARD in English

/saynt' beuhr nahrd"/ ; for 1, 2 also Fr. /saonn berdd nannrdd"/

1. Great , a mountain pass between SW Switzerland and NW Italy, in the Pennine Alps: Napoleon led his army through it in 1800; location of a hospice. 8108 ft. (2470 m) high. See map under Simplon .

2. Little , a mountain pass between SE France and NW Italy, in the Alps, S of Mont Blanc. 7177 ft. (2185 m) high.

3. one of a breed of very large dogs having a massive head and a dense coat, bred in the Swiss Alps as guide dogs and used to rescue lost, snowbound travelers.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .